BROUGHTON, John (d.1458), of Broughton-in-Furness, Lancs.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Christopher Broughton (fl.1407) of Broughton-in-Furness by his w. Elizabeth. m. by Mar. 1432, Margaret (fl.1459), da. and coh. of Alan Copeland of Urswick, Lancs., wid. of Roland Kirkby of Kirkby-in-Furness, at least 3s. ?8da. VCH Lancs. viii. 402n.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. election, Lancs. 1437.

Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 5 Nov. 1432–3.

Sheriff, Cumb. 7 Nov. 1435 – 8 Nov. 1436, 4 Nov. 1446 – 9 Nov. 1447.

J.p. Lancs. 15 Dec. 1435-Mar. 1436, PL1/5, nos. 3, 11. Cumb. by 31 Aug. 1448–?9 May 1452. He appears on none of the enrolled Cumb. comms. but he sat as a j.p. at Carlisle on 31 Aug. 1448: KB9/276/9.

Commr. to assess subsidy, Lancs. Mar. 1436; PL1/5, no. 5. of inquiry June 1446 (offences of Sir John Byron* as sheriff of Lancs.); PL1/7, no. 8. oyer and terminer, Cumb. May 1449 (treasons etc.).

Tax collector, Lancs. May 1440.

Parlimentarian

BROUGHTON, John (d.1458), of Broughton-in-Furness, Lancs.

Main residence: Broughton-in-Furness, Lancs.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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